TRADE EXHIBITS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20088, 7 November 1939, Page 8

TRADE EXHIBITS

WIDE RANGE OF WARES FARMING INTERESTS STALLS AT THE SHOW Many trade exhibits, representative of the wares .stocked by firms having close connection with the agricultural and pastoral industry throughout the district, are to be seen at the Poverty Bay A. and P. Association's Show, which opened to-clay.

The trouble most exhibitors have taken in displaying their goods and tlie method of arrangement enabled those who thronged the trade exhibit section to gain a comprehensive idea of what wus available for use In their business.

Demonstrators and salesmen were active at all stalls and their time was fully occupied answering the inquiries made. The stalls on the ground include these of Amalgamated Transport, Limited, the Blind Institute, Booth, Macdonald, Limited, Common, Shelton and Company, Limited. Daigety and Company, Limited, Gisborne Sheepfarmers’ Frozen Meat' and Mercantile Company, Limited, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Murray, Roberts and Company, Limited, J. .1. East, J. T. Hill Timber Company, Limited, Kemp thorne, Prosser and Company, Limited, National Tobacco Company, Limited, A. T. Webb, and F. E. Wilson and Sons. AMALGAMATED TRANSPORT

One of the outstanding exhibits at dus year's Show is Amalgamated Transport’s new six-wheeled International truck—the most modern type of ventcie for the conveyance ol wool and stock. The capacity of this vehicle is 50 baies of wool, or 120 fat sheep, or 180 lambs, or J2 bulls. Tins firm, in which the businesses of Messrs. G. Brocklcbank, R. N. King, Whatatutu. N. B. Smith, Tolaga Bay, W. Newcomb, T. P. Hogan, W. Jones. Waimata, and Alfred Monk, Limited, are now merged is the result of an amalgamation of transport interests in line with Government requirements with a view to giving a better service to the farming community, economising in benzine consumption, and reducing empty mileages and overhead costs.

The company’s fleet now comprises 43 trucks, ranging from the larges. ,vpe as exhibited at the Show down to 30e\vt. runabouts, of which 14 are six-wheelers. In addition, the company possess tractors, a mechanical navvy and mechanical loaders for road construction, public or private, or log hauling. The following freight runs arc also regularly conducted:— Gisborne-Tol-aga daily; Gisborne-Whatatutu, twice weekly; " Gisborne-Rere, four times weekly; Gisborne-Waimata, three times weekly; and Gisborne-Wai-ngake, on Saturday. To co-ordinate the efficient working of all departments the company has taken over all the buildings and land originally occupied by the HydroElectric Company at the corner of Materoa and Customhouse streets, 'phone No. 3G (2 lines). All the departments are supervised bv the experienced operators whose businesses are now merged in the company, Mi. George Brocklcbank, assisted by Mr. W. Newcomb and Mr. T. P. Hogan, being in charge of all the transport arrangements. The office for the payment of accounts is centrally located in the New Zealand Shipping Company’s building, at the corner ol Customhouse street and Childers road ('phone 948. 2 lines). The company is the first of its kind in the North Island and its example is being followed in many other parts of New Zealand as being the most up-to-date and efficient method of conducting modern motor transport.* EAST’S HORSE SADDLES The stock saddle and sports or station saddle built on East’s patent tree were on display at the Show and reveal that the products from this saddler’s establishment are being maintained at the high standard which has gained for these saddles a reputation for reliable service and comfort, both to horse and rider.